Those who cling to perceptions and views wander the world offending people.

The measure of success in spiritual life is how peaceful you are.

Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.

Mindfulness is being aware of what's going on, not trying to control what's going on.

The Four Noble Truths are not merely theoretical propositions but a framework for understanding and transforming our experience.

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil; all these things are evil. And what is the root of evil? Desire is the root of evil, illusion is the root of evil.

Where there is great doubt, there is great awakening; small doubt, small awakening; no doubt, no awakening.

Like a dream, like an illusion, like a city of gandharvas, that's how birth, and that's how living, that's how dying are taught to be.

Should you desire the great tranquility, prepare to sweat white beads.

The more you understand yourself, the more you understand the world.

The Buddha's teachings are not a religion, but a science of mind.

If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.

To see directly is to be free of hope and fear. Hope and fear are like a cloud before the sun.

The way we look at the world is the way the world looks.

The path to liberation is through understanding the true nature of mind and matter through direct observation.

We can learn to be present with whatever is happening in our lives, and in this way, we can begin to transform our relationship to difficulty.

What we learn about the world is colored by the way we approach it.

The practice of mindfulness is simply to bring awareness to what we are doing, what we are saying, and what we are thinking.

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

Mindfulness is attention to life, and life itself is sacred.

Concentration develops naturally through continuous noting. Don't try to force concentration to arise.

To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.

Mindfulness is not just bare attention but wise attention that leads to understanding and insight.

Every sensation shares the same characteristic - arising, passing. Arising, passing. Learn to observe objectively.

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.

When you listen to someone, you should give up all your preconceived ideas and your subjective opinions.

Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.

If you let go a little, you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace. If you let go completely, you will have complete peace.

Equanimity is not indifference. It is the balanced state of mind.

Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness.